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Oct. 20, 1936.

3 m P [Murphy Patented Oct. 20, 1936 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE FILEPierce J. Murphy, Tecumseh, Nebr.

Application February 12, 1935, Serial No. 6,228

1 Claim. (01. 29-80) My invention is illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, wherein:-

Figure 1 is a face view of a file having a handle constructed inaccordance with my invention.

Fig. 2 is an edge view thereof.

Fig. 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing, Ill designates the bodyof the file, which maybe of any suitable character, as for instance, flat bastards, millbastards, square files, rat tail files, wood rasps, etc.

The shank l l is fiat and integral with the body of the file and is ofthe same thickness as the body of the file. This shank is extendedlaterally and rearwardly, as shown in Figure 1, and is disposed in thesame plane as the toothed por tion or body of the file. Welded to theextremity of the shank II is a looped portion l2, which is returned uponitself and welded at its forward end at l3 to the body of the file. Thisportion I! has a thickness approximately the same as the shank and thebody of the file. The shank II and the section I2, together form ahandle loop, and this handle loop, lying as it does in the same plane asthe body of the file and having a thickness approximately the same asthe body 5 of the file, does not interfere in any way with the freemovement of the file when the file is used.

My invention provides everyfile with a handle so that it will save thenecessity of using. wood handles or the patented detachable handles, andwhen the file is not in use, it can be hung up on a nail.

By having an integral handle on the file it will eliminate thepossibility of the handle breaking while filing is being done, with thelikelihood of the shank of the file piercing the operators hand.

I' claim:

A file having a fiat toothed body and a flat integral shank extendinglaterally and rearwardly from the butt end of the file, the shank havinga thickness approximately equal to that of the file and being disposedin the same plane as the toothed portion of the file, and a sectionwelded to one end of the extremity of the shank and at its other endbeing welded to the body of the file, the shank and welded sectiontogether forming a handle loop, the welded portion having a thicknessapproximately the same as the shank and.- body of the file.

PIERCE J. MURPHY.

